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METROPOLITAN PERFORMING ARTS

6403 E Mill Plain Blvd
Vancouver, WA

Upcoming Shows

As You Like It
As You Like It
Jun 27 – Jul 19, 2026

Community Theater presents: “As you Like It”. Opening weekend of our 8th annual summer Shakespeare touring show, will be at our space. Opening day will...



Review: THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA at Keller Auditorium


by Krista Garver - May 04, 2026

Nearly 40 years after its Broadway premiere, THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA continues to cast its spell. I saw proof of that everywhere at the packed Keller Auditorium, including a young girl clutching a teddy bear wearing a tiny Phantom mask. The now and future PHANTOM fandom is in excellent hands....

Review: FUNNY GIRL at Lakewood Theatre


by Dawn Sellers - May 03, 2026

Hello Gorgeous! Lakewood Theatre brings the curtain down on its 73rd season in spectacular fashion with the heartfelt, funny, and moving musical comedy Funny Girl. What a way to say goodbye to a landmark season. Get tix https://lakewood-center.org/...

Review: FAT HAM at Portland Center Stage And Portland Playhouse


by Krista Garver - April 30, 2026

Confession time: I saw the original production of FAT HAM on Broadway, and I thought “meh.” Clearly, I just didn’t get it. Now, after seeing this stunning co-production between Portland Center Stage and Portland Playhouse, directed by Charles Grant, I finally understand....

Review: FERTILE GROUND 2026: REVIEW ROUNDUP #3


by Krista Garver - April 29, 2026

Fertile Ground 2026 wrapped up last weekend, and on the whole, it was fantastic. I saw 17 shows, which included readings of plays by well-known local playwrights, new works by rising stars, and some fun genre-bending original performances. Here are my notes about the final set. If you missed my firs...

Review: THE GLASS MENAGERIE at Shaking The Tree


by Krista Garver - April 24, 2026

On my way to Shaking the Tree Theatre to see Tennessee Williams' THE GLASS MENAGERIE, I realized I had seen more comical adaptations of the play, ranging from gently ribbing to outright farcical, than actual productions of it....

Review: FERTILE GROUND 2026 - REVIEW ROUNDUP #2


by Krista Garver - April 20, 2026

What did our critic think of FERTILE GROUND 2026 - REVIEW ROUNDUP #2 at Various?...

Review: LADYBUG! LADYBUG! at Lakewood Theatre


by Dawn Sellers - April 17, 2026

If you love sitcoms, Hollywood nostalgia, and a good love story, Ladybug! Ladybug! is an absolute delight, and you still have a chance to catch it tonight!...

Review: FERTILE GROUND 2026: REVIEW ROUNDUP #1


by Krista Garver - April 13, 2026

This year’s Fertile Ground Festival started last Friday. As in years past, I’ll be posting short reviews of everything I see. Here’s the first set....

Review: MURDER ON THE MISSION TO MARS! at 21ten Theatre


by Dawn Sellers - April 12, 2026

You have a limited time to see this show, and you don’t want to miss it. Get yourself to 21ten, whether you walk, drive, or fly and join the mission. MURDER ON THE MISSION TO MARS!...

Review: TETHERED at 21ten Theatre


by Dawn Sellers - April 11, 2026

Stefan Feuerherdt brings a fresh and thoughtful voice to a timeless story, weaving together questions of morality, mortality, and the weight of others' expectations into something deeply human and moving in TETHERED, a Fertile Ground new work....

Past Shows

Pippin 2013 Broadway Revival
Pippin 2013 Broadway Revival
Dec 12 – Dec 20, 2025

MPA’s Mainstage production pays homage to the iconic Bob Fosse through choreography by Chynna Rae Shurts. There's magic to do when a prince learns the...

Little Shop of Horrors
Little Shop of Horrors
Oct 10 – Oct 26, 2025

A deviously delicious Broadway and Hollywood sci-fi smash musical, Little Shop Of Horrors has devoured the hearts of theatre-goers for over 30 years. Howard Ashman...

ALICE BY HEART
ALICE BY HEART
May 9 – May 25, 2025

Set in the underground of World War II London, Alice by Heart reimagines this classic tale of love, loss, and the healing power of imagination.

FUN HOME
FUN HOME
Feb 7 – Feb 23, 2025

One of the best modern American musicals is coming to Vancouver at Metropolitan Performing Arts! Based on the graphic memoir by Alison Bechnel, with book...

Fun Home
Fun Home
Feb 7 – Jan 26, 2025
Irving Berlin’s White Christmas
Irving Berlin’s White Christmas
Dec 6 – Dec 21, 2024

The perfect way to enjoy the holiday season!

The Great American Trailer Park Musical
The Great American Trailer Park Musical
Oct 11 – Oct 27, 2024

METROPOLITAN PERFORMING ARTS PRESENTS:The Great American Trailer Park Musical"More fun than a chair-throwing episode of Jerry Springer set to music,” - The New YorkerWhat do...

Next To Normal
Next To Normal
Mar 15 – Mar 30, 2024

Tony and Pulitzer Prize winning *Next to Normal* a rock opera, following a typical suburban family grappling with their mother’s mental health crisis.

1940s Radio Christmas Carol
1940s Radio Christmas Carol
Dec 1 – Dec 17, 2023

On Christmas Eve, in a small radio station in Newark, New Jersey, the Feddington Players put on their radio adaptation of Dickens' A Christmas Carol.

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